Springfield, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Springfield, OH Summary

Crime in Springfield research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Springfield over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Springfield:

  • There were 3,358 total crimes committed in Springfield the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,718.2 total crimes per 100K people in Springfield.
  • The overall crime rate in Springfield is 146.03% above the national average.
  • Springfield ranks #420 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Springfield ranks #9,553 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Springfield Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Springfield is 5,718.2 per 100,000 people. That's 146.03% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 164.84% higher than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Springfield
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,358 5,718.2 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 6 10.2 7.0 6.3
Robbery 136 231.6 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 507 863.3 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 707 1,203.9 308.8 369.8
Burglary 531 904.2 318.8 269.8
Larceny 1,765 3,005.5 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 355 604.5 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 2,651 4,514.3 1,850.3 1,954.4

Springfield Crime Compared To Ohio Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Ohio.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Springfield

707
Violent Crimes
1,203.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
225.56%
Above The National Average
  • There were 707 violent crimes in Springfield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Springfield is 1,203.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 83.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Springfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 225.56% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 289.92% higher than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Springfield

2,651
Property Crimes
4,514.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
130.98%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,651 property crimes in Springfield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Springfield is 4,514.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 22.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Springfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 130.98% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 143.97% higher than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Springfield

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Beavercreek, OH 46,749 787 1,683.5 1,589.3 94.1
Huber Heights, OH 43,233 875 2,023.9 1,864.3 159.6
Fairborn, OH 34,725 516 1,486.0 1,212.4 273.6
Xenia, OH 25,513 536 2,100.9 1,912.8 188.1
Urbana, OH 11,119 246 2,212.4 2,041.6 170.9
London, OH 10,646 87 817.2 676.3 140.9
Yellow Springs, OH 3,710 56 1,509.4 1,455.5 53.9

Springfield SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
3
Amenities
9
Education
5
Commute
8.5
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